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A trio of NPL2 players have gone through the exit door at their respective clubs with Paul Harvey, Rinor Muriqi and Fernando Posada all departing.
32-year-old Harvey joined Dandenong City in December and was tasked with the responsibility of being the club’s number nine as Stuart Munro’s side searched for promotion.
However an injury sustained in the Round 1 loss to Dandenong Thunder derailed the Scot’s season, with the good form of make-shift striker Shaun Filipovic and the return of forward David Stirton stifling his opportunities in recent weeks.
Harvey’s time at Frank Holohan Soccer Complex saw him make seven league appearances for the club, netting one goal as well as also finding the back of the net in an FFA Cup triumph over Hoppers Crossing.
A permanent resident, the number nine on the lookout for a new home and had previously scored 22 league goals from 36 games across two seasons with the likes of Bulleen, Ballarat and Hume City.
2012 State League One Golden Boot winner Muriqi has left Dandenong Thunder after making nine appearances for his childhood club this term and has subsequently agreed to join fourth-tier Doveton.
The winner of last year’s NPL Goal of the Year agreed to join the 2012 treble-winners at the beginning of the campaign having initially called George Andrews Reserve home during the 2009 VPL campaign.
One goal from nine league appearances followed, with 28-year-old Muriqi joined at Waratah Reserve by fellow new signing Shain Elmazi who has previously featured for the Thunder.
The State League Two side are also home to former Thunder VPL Championship winning goalkeeper Stuart Webster, who had called the Bentleigh Greens and St Albans Saints home in recent years.
The final player departure from NPL2 is Murray United’s American import Posada, with the defender making three appearances during his injury-ravaged time on the border.
Murray haven’t had the best of luck with visa players in recent times, injury being a common theme on the border.